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The 20pmh zone covers all roads bounded by the borough border with Sutton in the west, Duppas Hill Road, Coombe Road and Lower Coombe Street to the south, with the exception of a handful of main thoroughfares.

The area in the north-west of the borough has now changed to 20mph, with the green roads exempt (Image: CC)

The areas in the south-east and south-west, including Purley and Coulsdon, are due to follow and complete the switch from 30pmh in May 2018.

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Other London councils, including Islington and Southwark, have already introduced borough-wide 20mph schemes.

Councillor Stuart King, cabinet member for transport and environment, said: “Slower speeds keep our residents safer on Croydon’s roads and also improve the local environment.

Croydon Council cabinet member for Transport Stuart King (Image: Croydon Council)

“I’m really pleased that we are now more than halfway towards our goal of introducing 20mph limits in all of our residential roads right across the borough.”

The roads included in the new changes all have 20mph signs, and drivers caught speeding by police can expect fines, points on their licence or even prosecution.

On several roads where 20mph has already been implemented, the council has installed number plate recognition speed displays, which record drivers' speeds, data which the council says can be passed to the Met.

According to the council, if persistent speeding remains an issue on roads that switch to 20mph, traffic calming measures could be installed in the future.